Learn how the writer/director of the Sundance hit "Alice" built her career and landed a distribution deal for her directorial debut feature.
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About this event
What's it like to premiere your directorial debut at Sundance?
How can you get distributors interested in your film — even before it premieres?
How did Krystin use inspiration from true events to write her film, "Alice"?
Writer and director Krystin Ver Linden will answer these questions and many more during this virtual workshop! She'll talk about how she got distribution for her film and the process of creating "Alice."
Plus, we'll watch a scene from "Alice," and Krystin will walk us through her creative decisions.
We will email all attendees a link to the Zoom webinar on the day of the event.
As a bonus, Western Digital is raffling off a SanDisk Professional 1TB G-DRIVE SSD to one lucky attendee of this workshop! See below for more details.
ABOUT KRYSTIN VER LINDEN:
KRYSTIN VER LINDEN’s love for film has always steered the course of her career and her life and it shows through her work. In her directorial debut, ALICE - starring Keke Palmer and Common, she hones in on her knowledge of film to balance two genres in this one of a kind thriller/drama. She also wrote the film. ALICE is set to make its worldwide premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, and will be released nationwide in March via Vertical Entertainment and Roadside Attractions. Krystin was also chosen as one of Variety’s 2022 coveted ‘10 Directors to Watch’. As a screenwriter, Krystin's script RIDE sold to Lionsgate with Jill Solloway attached to direct, and was featured on the Black List. She went on to sell numerous scripts and the pitch LOVE IN VAIN, an unconventional biopic centering around Blues music pioneer Robert Johnson, to Paramount with Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Mike Menchel, and multi-Grammy winning and platinum recording artist Lionel Richie producing
ABOUT "ALICE":
When a woman in servitude in 1800s Georgia escapes the 55-acre confines of her captor to discover the shocking reality that exists beyond the tree line… it’s 1973. Inspired by true events.
Because we know that the film community has been hit hard at this time, we are making this event pay-what-you-can. All proceeds will go toward keeping Women's Weekend Film Challenge running during this difficult time. As a small arts nonprofit, we depend on donations to run our free film challenges and pay-what-you-can workshops. Thank you for making whatever contribution is possible for you right now.
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ABOUT WOMEN'S WEEKEND FILM CHALLENGE
Women's Weekend Film Challenge (WWFC) works for gender equity by creating opportunities for women to bring their leadership, talents, and stories to the forefront of the film industry. WWFC places professional filmmakers on crews to write, shoot and edit a short film in one weekend and provides top-of-the-line equipment, insurance and workshops. This career-building opportunity is free for participants.
Since its first challenge in January 2018, WWFC has worked with over 700 women to produce 30 short films, which have been accepted to more than 90 festivals. This grassroots, bi-coastal movement combats the gender imbalance of the film industry by providing an intensive networking experience and telling women's stories on screen.
As a response to COVID-19, WWFC launched a popular virtual workshop series featuring Hollywood powerhouses in every role of production, such as Elle Johnson (co-showrunner, "Self Made"), Kasi Lemmons (writer/director, "Harriet"), Catherine Hardwicke (director, "Twilight"), Alma Har'el (director, "Honey Boy"), DeMane Davis (showrunner, "Queen Sugar"), Leslye Headland (co-creator, "Russian Doll"), Terilyn Shropshire (editor, "The Old Guard"), Alice Wu (director, "The Half of It") and many more.
WWFC recently launched a pilot accelerator designed both to help emerging writers advance their careers and to increase the representation of women and non-binary people in television. This program is geared toward writers with strong, completed pilot scripts who lack the industry connections to sell their series or break into the writers room. Six to eight fellows will receive three weeks of industry training and the opportunity to pitch to major studios and production companies including HBO, HBO Max, Berlanti Productions, Jax Media, Warner Horizon Television, Element Pictures, Fabel Entertainment, Tornante and more.